REVIEWS (33)

Best boots I've ever owned

Darby

I've had my Cece boots for 13 years now. Sure, the soles have worn down a bit, but otherwise they basically look new. Some winters (Chicago) I have worn them every day. The salt washes off. A little oil and they look brand new again. They are incredibly comfortable, like old friends. They look badass with everything. I stopped into a cobbler in New York (for something else) and he whistled. He said his brother worked at the factory where they were made and that they were very good. He was right. You need to buy these boots.

i love them...but....

mishel castro - philadelphia

I call these my tax return boots because three years ago I was lucky enough to get a refund to splurge on these. I wear these boots pretty much from October - April (living in the NE) + just love them.

I will say I am bummed that the leather is tearing away from the sole on the left inner side of the right boot, and that somehow the interior leather got torn when putting these on with thick socks one day. I would have hoped that $300+ boots would hold up better...I do wear the @#$*#@ out of them, but they are the most expensive footwear I own.

Anyway, I'll take these to get fixed and hope they last a bit longer, that's how much I love them.

6...7...8 years?

MJ - NYC

I've had these boots for 7 or 8 years. Now that I'm looking at the photo I am remembering just how chiseled he sole is..well, used to be. Time to get those replaced! Other than that these boots a re a staple! A lifetime staple. The first few years of owning them I wore them EVERY DAY in winter and spring. Now I use them as rain boots.....in which case I am constantly jumping and playing in puddles.

Best Boots Ever

Kimber

I have owned these boots for seven years and counting. They go with everything, and they are super comfortable!

awesome boot!

sheila sanderson - winnipeg manitoba canada

these boots are fantastic! very wearable with just about everything! the size 8 is a bit large for me, but I like an insole, so it's really no problem for my feet - the calf width, however, is too large for my very slender legs - do you recommend having them taken in at a shoemaker? the seams seem to suggest this is possible, but I am hesitant.

LOVE... love... love

Nadine - Harrisburg

I have a high instep and these are perfect. Love them so much, I want another pair!! Ordered them on the phone through Boston and they had to stretch them for me in the calf about an inch. (I knew because I tried them on at another store) I was very nervous about having them stretched because they weren't going to be returnable then BUT they were perfect!! I need to have more.

LOVE... love... love

Nadine - Harrisburg

I have a high instep and these are perfect. Love them so much, I want another pair!!

Beware if you have a high instep!

Kienan

These are absolutely gorgeous boots, but beware if you have a high instep. I have size 5-6 feet and despite how small they are I was unable to even get my feet into the boots. I was informed when I tried this on in-store these are very difficult to get on the first few times but that was a breaking point for me. I didn't actually end up buying them but man are they ever beautiful.

Best Boots Ever

JRoss

I bought these back when I was 17 and still have them, they're like new. Love EM

Cece Boot

Patricia Duffy

Bought mine in 2000. They went through load-ins and load-outs throughout the west coast. They've been everywhere with me. Every concert (when I'm not wearing my cowboy-biker Mula's)I'm rockin' 'em! And they still look like they're a year old. BEST BOOTS EVER!!!!

book prize

Sylvia Olsen

Twelve years ago when I published my first book I decided I'd buy myself boots to mark the achievement--these were them. I wore them to all the readings and related book events. Since, I have published 13 other books and have marked each launch with a new pair of shoes/boots. But these boots take the prize. I am now 57 and when I wear them to readings at schools they are also the kids' favourites.

The perfect shoes!

Carrie - Atlanta, GA

these are the best shoes ever. i only needed one pair of shoes for my entire 2-week honeymoon trip, which included walking in cities, deserts, the snow, fancy dinners, vegas shows, and hiking in canyons in utah and arizona. they were comfortable and warm the entire time. they're even easy to get on and off at the airport! these are the perfect shoes if ever there were any. i could get rid of all my other shoes and as long as i had these, i'd be fine! thank you fluevog for finally creating the perfect pair of boots. :-D

15 years later

Sara - Virginia Beach

these were the first in a long line of fluevog love affairs. i was twelve and you were located the the west side of broadway. every once and a while i find them at the back of my closet and i rekindle the old flame. i am now 27 but neither of us is any worse for the wear. age has only made us both more beautiful.

kirsty - australia

lovelovelove these boots! I've had them for four winters now and they just keep getting better with wear. Do not hesitate, but them today!

Tough enough for a monkey

Marieka - NY

I have had these boots for two years now and I wear them everyday in the winter and most days in Spring/Fall. They have survived my maximum puddle jumping and NYC slush trumping daily, and I see at least 1-2 more winter seasons of daily wear.

The ONLY problem I had was that the zipper was mad hard to zip up in the beginning. So much so that my index finger grew a hefty callous until I started using a leather thimble for protection to zip them.

Greg

Use a little WD40 (just don't get any on the leather), or Zip-Zip (zipper oil) to get those zippers running zippy. Works like a charm.

Love Them!

D - Atlanta

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Can I just say these boots are awesome!!! I first came across them as we walked by the Fluevog Store in Vancouver on my honeymoon. It was love at first site!!!! Once back home I search around and found the last pair in my size at the New York store and just received them a few days ago. They are the perfect boot if you have skinny legs and love square toes . They are comfortable, stylish and simply bad ass!

so very sad

Sarah - Toronto

Cannot really believe how poor the quality of my last Cece boots were. After having bought my first pair, which lasted me 3 years and hardly having taken care of them, to these. The soles began to fall of one of my boots after 3 months. I was asked to take pictures of them and send them to Greg in Vancouver (I live in Toronto). After being told they were still under warranty, I sent them to be repaired/replaced. Upon speaking with someone (not Greg) I was asked how I would like to pay for the repairs. Really?? I would have taken them to a reliable cobbler. Needless to say the sole began to fall off a month after they were returned as did the other. I was offered $20 for the leather from a cobbler.
To make a long story very short, I received a gift certificate this year, as my family know how much I love and have invested in fluevogs. I am incredibly leary to try again.
Have you at least changed the glue? Or maybe it's time to go elsewhere.
Hopefully you've at least corrected your communication in customer service.

Michelle - Melbourne

I have the cece in Red- I bought these almost 8 years ago now - proudly I think, one of the first to have them in Melbourne Australia ]:o) I walked all round London in Winter in them - so comfortable and they kept out the cold!!! Still have them to this day and they bring back fond memories of happier times

Blue Cece love

Aara - London, Ontario

I bought these 2 months ago and have not wanted to take them off since. I love the way they feel, I love the way they look, I love the beautiful soft blue colour. I love that every day someone stops me to say they love my boots. Treu to size.

Cece high to Cece low

Kate - Calgary, AB

I loved my first pair of Cece boots so much I bought a new pair when they were discontinued. Now I don't wear them as much because they are a bit chunky for my current style. Can I get the soles replaced for the F sole which are lower?

I want to go to there...

Bre - Edmonton

I got my pair of Cece's three years ago and have worn them close to every day, since. Living in Canada, the winters are tough on shoes...but not these! Extremely durable, comfortable, and well-made. Sadly, one of my zippers recently busted and I'm contemplating on whether or not to invest in another pair...is it possible to get replacement zippers? If not, bring on the seconds!

Greg

Yes it is possible to get replacement zippers. The Cece's use TKK industrial zippers, which most cobblers have or can obtain, and replace easily for you. Check in with your local cobbler, or your local Fluevog store.

They don't come off my feet

Michelle - Los Angeles

I bought them for lots of European walking and I have not taken them off in 5 months. I don't know how I lived before

Incredibly Versatile & Comfy

Holly - Seattle

I have had two pairs of the Cece Highs. First pair, I wore pretty much every day for... 5 years straight? Needless to say they eventually fell apart- oddly enough not the sole parting from the body (which my friend had a problem with the same style- two pairs did that for her, probably because she was kicking them off like they tell you NOT to do!) but with the uber-soft interior leather lining falling apart. It just tore to shreds. I definitely got my money's worth out of them though! I've always found Fluevogs to be the most incredibly comfortable shoes and boots ever, and these are no exception. Walk all day, stand on your feet for hours, no problem. I love the style of the Ceces - it is basic, but sexy. Striking but still a bit understated (for a Fluevog anyway!) Great with pretty much anything from dressier skirts to jeans. They run a half to a full size small on me (i.e. I usually wear a 6.5 in other shoes, but a 6 in the other Fluevog boots I own, and I wear a 7 in the Ceces). I wish they were still made with the excellent stompy high platform! Oh, and my calves are medium-to-largish, and I had to have the Ceces stretched before they zipped. After stretching they were a perfect fit.

Rockin' boots

Melissa - Pullman, WA

I'll admit, that the >$300 price tag was an initial deterrent. But, after literally ten years of drooling over, but convincing myself that I didn't need them, I finally found a reason to buy these awesome boots. They're stylish - not to vamp, but not too dressy and unbelievably comfortable after the not-so-bad 3-day break-in. They look great with skirts, leggings, and will not fail you in rain, snow or very cold weather. They're now my go to winter boot and I'm not sad the sorels have not had much wear this winter. Run pretty much true to size and the leather is initially stiff, but conforms perfectly. I love 'em and thank you Fluevog for literally, the best customer service I've ever received. Kudos.

My perfect boots

TahoeGirl - South Lake Tahoe, CA

I own 2 pairs of these - in black and brown. They are fantastic - gorgeous and comfortable, and with a more snow-friendly sole than other 'fashion' boots. While they may seem edgy for a mountain town, I get a lot of compliments on them. I'm a convert, and only wish there was a Fluevog store a bit closer.

di.audrey - Sydney, Australia

I bought these in red in Melbourne. The only place you can buy the Cece in red is in Australia. I love them!!! They are the most comfortable. I always feel I can take on the world in them!!! I worship your boots John... xoxox

LOVE my Cece's

alysha - san francisco

Mine are the Cece High that I purchased back in 1998. I was in grad school and had to give a big presentation. I was nervous. One day, when walking home, I spotted these shoes in a window. I knew they would give me the confidence I needed to get through the talk. I bought them. I wore them. I rocked the presentation. And I have been wearing them ever since. They're on their third soles, but going strong.

Tina-Marie - San Francisco

This is my third pair of Fluevog boots! I have loved his shoes since the eighties when I lived in my native Vancouver. The first day I wore these I felt like I was walking in my slippers all day! They are that comfortable. Of course the are much better looking! I know I will be wearing these lovelies all winter. They also fit my calves perfect with no gapping. I went up a half size bigger and they fit great.

Fluevog is the best, no doubt.

Ms. Vintage - Midwest, yikes!

I own a pair of Cece boots.. they were the most comfortable pair I have ever worn. Mine were the Cece Hi but I am assuming they have the same mold. They were worn every day of three disgustingly icy, snowy, and salty (yuck!!) winters. Sadly, some of the color has worn off and no shoe place around here has the guts to try to match the hot pink. I do believe that this is only in the case of my color, and because my heels rub together when I walk (very unfortunate). This is the only reason why I stopped wearing them. Well, that and the 3" black platforms don't really suit me now. :)
Even in hot pink and with a 3" platform, these boots were the best ever, and Fluevog is where I recommend all my friends go!

Ms. M - portland

I love these boots forever and ever. My previous pair lasted seven years of just about daily use. I've recently signed up for a second pair.

The boys... :-{ they like them.

John Fluevog Saved My Sanity

Lillian Charlotte Huggins - Portland, Oregon U.S.A

I am a hairdresser. This is the story of how i started my Fluevog lifestyle.
I was working too hard in a dead end job, making minuscule profits and being under appreciated. Every day I got up, got dressed, put on my cheap less than comfortable shoes and went to work.
Mid April 2007 I visited a friend in Seattle to calm my nerves and clear my head a.k.a go shopping. Walking aimlessly in a town i had never been, I happened by what i thought was a shoe store. As I walked in i found it was a magical place that feet dream of, where style, comfort and fabulousity explode into a room full of shoes. I instantly fell in love with these outstanding boots.
My first day back I got up, got dressed,put on my super fantastic new best friends and went to work. As soon as i walked in I realized that if a shoe can make me feel like a rock star my job should too. Two weeks later i had put in my notice and went into business for myself.
Six months later, a stunningly dashing man complimented me on my boots and we have been madly in love ever since. I have purchased three more pair of Vog's and have worn nothing else every day since then and have never been happier.
These boots fit like a glove after about a week of breaking in and have barely worn down after over a year. Buy these boots right now! They are a definite staple of the collection and my gateway drug to the Fluevog empire.
These hi fashion sh*t kickers will change your life.

Rockin' Boot

Christina - Sea Cliff, NY

As a rock&boot-lovin' designer - I design to music- I knew right away that these boots would be special. Sure enough, they fit really well. I got them a size larger than I usually wear, to fit soles and socks inside to use through the season, and the fit is perfect. They hug my legs oh-so-nicely. I'm slender and usually any boot shafts look like farmers wellingtons, but not these. Oh no. They are awesome with skirts, jeans tucked in or kept outside I wore them with short-shorts and long socks this summer, very sexy Hubby works for a recording studio so I am surrounded by music at home and in my smithwork studio. I dance when I design in these boots and the pieces are glowing angel wings. Truly, check out my website above or etsysite www.esmeraldadesigns.etsy.com. Get these boots. Pronto!!!

BOOT-tastic!

stephanie - Las Vegas

This pair of boots was my very last purchase the day I moved our of NYC (boohoo!). I wore them on my 13-day drive from nyc to las vegas, nevada where I took them off and parked them front and center in my new closet. They are HOT, COMFORTABLE, SEXY AND PERFECT. I wore them with skirts, shorts, pants - dressed up or dressed down or just sittin' on the gas pedal in my mini cooper, i adore them.